Auditor General's Report  Mr. Speaker, I reject completely the totally unfounded premise of the hon. member's question. When it is a matter of trust, I suggest that whenever Canadians are asked to make their judgment at the ballot box they will agree that this government has earned the trust

Minister Of Industry  Mr. Speaker, the province of Alberta, when the Leader of the Opposition was part of that government, lost $441 billion on only one company. I think the Alliance ought to have some modesty in trying to raise these kinds of questions without sound premises. By the way, so far

Cinar  Mr. Speaker, I categorically reject the ridiculous premises of the hon. member. The government is assuming its responsibilities in this situation, but the rules of parliament prevent us from commenting on an individual tax file.

Lumber Industry  Mr. Speaker, I was not questioning any of my colleagues, I was questioning the Leader of the Opposition. I think I should do so again for the mistaken premise of his question. There is no threat or action on countervail against Canada on this matter. He is well ahead of himself

Ethics Counsellor  Mr. Speaker, I have to reject the premise of the hon. member's question. As I understand it, the ethics commissioner, Mr. Wilson, made some proposals, only, to the Prime Minister for his consideration. The Prime Minister has joined with business people from all over Canada

Ethics Counsellor   in praise of Mr. Wilson, so there is no basis for that unwarranted slur on him now just because he has not turned into a tame tabby cat for the opposition. The premise of the question is wrong. The ethics counsellor did not find that the Prime Minister did anything wrong. It was just

Human Rights  Mr. Speaker, the assertions of the hon. member in his premise are absolutely wrong. The Prime Minister has spoken out vigorously on human rights in China during his current visit in his meetings with the Chinese premier. He will continue to do so and maintain this dialogue

Ethics Counsellor  . The hon. member's premise, as always, is totally wrong. He should do the House and the Canadian people a favour and withdraw his insinuations. Why not raise some questions of real interest to Canadians? Why is he not concerned about health? Why is he not concerned about our legal

Business Development Bank Of Canada  Mr. Speaker, I reject completely the unwarranted premise of the hon. member's question. He really has a lot of nerve lecturing me about the law. Which law school did he ever graduate from?

Immigration  Mr. Speaker, I believe that the premises in the question of the hon. member must be rejected categorically. The underlying premises are false, since the minister has categorically denied having intervened in the case of Gaetano Amodeo either directly or indirectly. It is his

Business Development Bank Of Canada  Mr. Speaker, I do not accept the premise of my hon. friend's question that the loan went through with lightning speed. I have been informed, however, that this loan was approved and participated in by the local caisse populaire and the Fonds des travailleurs du Quebec, both

Ethics Counsellor  Mr. Speaker, I think that the premise of the hon. member's question is not correct. If that is the case, her whole question flounders. The ethics counsellor was very clear in what he told the Globe and Mail yesterday. He said: I don't want there to be a sense that the Prime

Ethics Counsellor  Mr. Speaker, I think we have to assess the premise of the hon. member's question for its factualness and its context. Generally when we check these things we find something missing in terms of language and in terms of context. It is very important to repeat what that the ethics

Immigration  Mr. Speaker, I reject the premise of the hon. member's question. I do not see what basis he has for alleging that both ministers knew for two years. That is not the fact of the situation as far as I am aware. The two Alliance members keep saying that they want to ask questions

Immigration  Mr. Speaker, the premise of the hon. member's question is wrong. They were not allowing him to do what he is alleging. Mr. Ressam is on trial now in the United States. I hope the hon. member was not trying to say things that will prejudice the successful outcome of the trial